Chapter 111 111: Cardinal Returns Home.

Leo spent the night in Virtual Realm training in various things. In the morning, he and Snow went out for a run along with Anastasia, and Snow joined them as well. The physical enhancement potion had given her the urge to jog around as well.

The family ran around the block before Leo dropped them at home and continued his jogging. When he finished his runs, he found that the house was empty, and Kyle, who was on duty said, "Madam and Young Miss have gone to school, and Elder is out to sightsee the place."

Leo sighed and said, "Fine, carry on."

That said, he went inside the house, took a shower and then ate his breakfast. Then he changed his clothes and headed to work. He was anticipating good news waiting for him, however, as soon as he reached the office building and was walking past the reception area, someone dashed over, grabbed Leo's collar and yelled, "Bastard! What have we done to you? Why are you taking such a heavy hand against us?"

Leo looked at the hands and then looked at the person as he said, "Kyle."

As soon as he said this, Kyle stepped up and coiled his thick arm around the neck of the assailant and the rest of the guards also stepped up and they suppressed the man. Leo gazed at the person, who was now held down by the guards, and said, "Leave him."

Kyle looked at Leo, and waved to his men. They all let go of the man one after the other, however, they were still standing very close to him. If the man wanted to make a move, they would subdue him with ease.

Leo asked, "Who are you, and what do you want?"

The person opened his eyes wide and asked, "You don't know me? Then why have you sent me the legal notice? I am the general manager of the Seaman Mall Management Company. It was just a simple price issue, why did you drag the whole company in? I will lose my job."

Leo looked at the man and said, "Kyle, throw him out, and call Fragrance. I want a restraining order against him."

The man yelled, "No! You cannot do this, please listen to me, it was all Jamal Kastur's doing. I am innocent."

Leo looked coldly at the man and said, "If you are innocent then testify against Jamal Kastur. Also, the small amount in your mouth comes out from the hard work my people do. If you and your boss want to beg, then do so at the traffic signals."


He waved his hand and then went back to his office. The guards worked quickly and the middle-aged man was ousted from the office. However, the dread on his face vanished, and he took out the phone from his pocket and said, "Sir, he didn't harm me, on the contrary, he threatened me with a restraining order."

Leo was sitting in his office and Kyly stood before him. The young man used a wooden stirrer to mix his coffee a little as he said, "From now on, unless someone has an appointment, or holds a company identity card, must not be allowed inside. If it is an employee, scan their fingerprints and match with the data before letting them inside."

Kyle nodded and replied, "Sir, this Jamal Kastur, should we deal with him?"

Leo shook his head and said, "Call Simon Silence for me. It has been a long time since we have been feeding that dog. He should know where to bark, and where to bite by now."

Kyle smiled and said, "I will get him over within half an hour."

Kyle was dismissed and Leo picked up his intercom to call Fragrance. The call went through but nobody picked it up. Leo didn't call her again, he was not a tyrant. After ten minutes, as expected, Fragrance called him, and he picked up the receiver as he asked, "Hello.."

Fragrance greeted him and Leo asked, "Can you file a restraining order against Jamal Kastur, his immediate family members? I don't want that bunch near me."

The young lady was surprised but then she agreed. The call was quick and the details were left on Fragrance. The authorities in the Clover Nation were serious, they took action and within half an hour, all the offices of the Seaman Mall networks and management company were raided and the discoveries left the officials in a shock. The financial embezzlement, and tax evasion opened up in front of the media, and not only that, one of the warehouses was found to be stuffed with narcotics.

The cops who were engaged in this task reported things back, and the Superintendent office acquired the arrest warrant against Jamal Kastur.

Everything happened very fast, Jamal Kastur didn't ever expect that he would be trapped in something like this. He was rattling his brain to find out how this happened.

…

Leo sat across Simon Silence, and was having a cup of tea with a calm expression. The latter said, "Sir, I have a doubt."

The former raised his brow and said, "Go on."

Simon asked, "You are not from the streets, how did you know that Jamal is involved in the drug trade?"

Leo sighed and took a sip of the tea before he said, "Echo Cardinal, the second wastrel of the Cardinal Family, he was my cousin, and he often bought drugs. One time, I caught him buying from Jamal Kastur. However, at that time, I held back the information thinking that it would do harm to my family's image. But now, it came in handy."

Simon Silence nodded and said, "I have a few tapes where Jamal can be seen dealing with VIP foreigners who come over for travel. These tapes can be handed over to the Police department and they will handle Jamal for sure."

Leo raised his brows and said, "That would be good. The financial issue was a small hurdle, I didn't expect that the Narcotic issue would become the final nail in his coffin. However, if you had all the information, why didn't you give it to the police first hand?"

Simon smiled and said, "Knowledge is Power, that's what I believe in, and one shouldn't flaunt their power unless it is necessary."

Leo thought for a bit and then said, "Good, haha, well said."

The tea was settled, and so was another person who caused the downfall of his family. Jamal Kastur had contracted his father's company to construct several malls in the city, and later on, under the influence of Carole Primal, this guy breached the contract and that caused the financial chain to break down. His role was that of a pawn, but now that he made an empire on the back of his family, it was going to fall apart regardless.

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Leo finished his work and returned home. One week passed, and things progressed smoothly. As he was about to enter the house, he received a call from an encrypted number. He accepted the connection request and asked, "Marco, is it done?"

The person on the other side replied, "Yes, Sir. She is ready, and I have sent her to visit Carole. However, this plan would take a very long time, Sir. She is no longer a noble, and the war of succession in the Primal Household would not allow Carole to approach her more provocatively."

Leo nodded and said, "I am aware of that, just simply do what is necessary. She is just out of training, there is a big chance that she might break free. So, keep her close, and maintain complete control."

Marco agreed and the call was disconnected, Leo sighed and said, "Well, Carole sure is dedicated to power, to think he would defend against Spring as well. Tch, too bad he crossed me, sooner or later, I will have his head."

That said, he went inside the house, took a shower to clean up, and then found Momo walking aimlessly around the house. Lily had gone with Snow, to decorate the Cardinal Mansion and couldn't play with the little one. Leo picked her up and stroked the back of her neck as he rested on the couch. He was told to stay home as the mother and daughter wanted to prepare a surprise for him.

The young man sighed and said, "Without the two of them, the world feels so bland."

Momo meowed with perfect timing. The young man said, "Well, little momo, let's go, we have to complete the defence armament for Lily."

He picked up the slightly bigger kitten in his hand and then headed to the garage with big steps. He had already brisqued and glazed the articles, and it was time to finish them turning them into jewelry.

As he opened the kiln, he found that the articles had a subtle golden glow to them. Carefully picking them out of the kiln, Leo was surprised, he felt as if the articles were made up from metal and not clay. The system said, 'Ping: Host, the defense armament is indestructible, until it has to fend off a life threatening force.'

Leo deliberately dropped the clay flower from his hand and let it crash on the floor. However, the flower didn't shatter and scatter, but it held on without even a chink. Leo nodded, and then began to attach safety pins at the back of the flowers with a strong adhesive and he even made some bracelets and anklets.

After a couple of hours, he even attached a couple of flowers to Momo's collar as well. The kitten didn't know what this man was doing but for the sake of catnip cookies, she took it all.

Lily and Snow came back with Axel, and Joel. Anastasia had gone away to visit a friend of hers. Snow looked at Leo and said, "It's all set, we can move in the morning."

Leo nodded and said, "I would like to arrange for someone to clean the house regularly, just in case we decide to come back over, after all, this is the first place which we can call home in real sense."

Snow nodded and said, "I agree with you."

The night was a quiet affair, and in the morning, the family moved into the Cardinal Mansion. Leo was greeted with the exact same familiarity as he had in the past. He couldn't help but look toward the couch, and for a second he thought his mother was sitting there with a newspaper in her hand as she smiled towards him.

He shivered and Snow held his arm as she said, "Welcome Home, my love."